Ashley Wu's Science 6 Page

This smore is to share and reflect on my learning.

Ashley Wu's Science 6 Page

This smore is to share and reflect on my learning.

An intro to me - Ashley Wu

Hello! My name is Ashley (as you can tell ;) ). I have an amazing mom and dad and my little brother Nathan, who is pesky at the worst possible times (don't worry I still love him :P). I enjoy hanging with my friends, reading, and having fun (it doesn't really matter how).

Introduction to Science 6

The things we learned in or Intro to Science 6 are: how to use a microscope, the parts of a microscope, how to use a triple beam balance, how to read a metric ruler, how to read longitude and latitude, and how to make qualitative and quantitative observations.

Iodized Salt

The first thing we looked at through the microscope was iodized salt.

Microscope Slides

We looked at these slides through microscopes.

Goldfish Scale

This is one of the slides we looked at through a microscope. It is a goldfish scale.

Iodized Salt

The first thing we looked at through the microscope was iodized salt.

Microscope Slides

We looked at these slides through microscopes.

Goldfish Scale

This is one of the slides we looked at through a microscope. It is a goldfish scale.

Triple Beam Balance

We used a triple beam balance to measure the weight of an object accurately.

Metric Ruler

We learned how to read a metric ruler. The small lines are millimeters, and the bigger lines are centimeters. (10 mm = 1 cm)

Qualitative and Quantitive

We made qualitive and quantitive observations. For instance, this pencil is blue and has a white eraser. That was a qualitive observation, because I described how the pencil looked. If I was to say the pencil was 5 inches long, that would be a quantitive observation because my description has a number in it.

Triple Beam Balance

We used a triple beam balance to measure the weight of an object accurately.

Metric Ruler

We learned how to read a metric ruler. The small lines are millimeters, and the bigger lines are centimeters. (10 mm = 1 cm)

Qualitative and Quantitive

We made qualitive and quantitive observations. For instance, this pencil is blue and has a white eraser. That was a qualitive observation, because I described how the pencil looked. If I was to say the pencil was 5 inches long, that would be a quantitive observation because my description has a number in it.

My Favorite Activity

My favorite Science 6 Intro activity was looking at the different slides. You can see an example above (the goldfish scale). Payton (my elbow partner)and I looked at many slides, including an onion epidermis and a duck feather. I liked this unit the most because of the many different objects we could look at under the microscope.

Onion Epidermis

The picture above is a close-up of an onion epidermis under a 40X magnification.